• About Desserts Required
  • FAQ
  • Contact

Desserts Required

  • Home
  • Recipe Blog
    • Amazing Finds
    • Beverages
    • Breads
    • Brownies
    • Cakes
    • Cheesecakes
    • Cookies
    • Creme Brûlées – Custards
    • Fruit
    • Ice Cream
    • Pies and Tarts
    • Road Trips For Food
    • Treats, Nuts & Such
  • Recipe Index
  • Betsy’s Favorite Finds
  • Contact
  • February 8, 2023

Cherry Sauce

July 8, 2013 By Betsy Cohen

Desserts Required - Cherry Sauce

Cherry Sauce

Summer is the season for ice cream. Actually, I do love ice cream year round, but the heat of the summer seems to increase my ice cream craving.

As a general rule, I tend to eat my ice cream without toppings. It is not that I am opposed to eating the toppings, but my preference is for homemade toppings and my desire for ice cream usually does not allow for time to fix a topping.

I had friends over July 4th. One of the desserts I baked was my Red White & Blue Pie, the white coming from vanilla ice cream. As I was planning the menu I thought that it would be lovely to also offer guests the option of vanilla ice cream with a topping.

Cherries are in season now so I decided it would be fun to make a cherry topping. I had never made one before, but what was the worst thing that could happen? I am relieved that the answer remains a mystery.

I eliminated the idea of flambéing the cherries. I am really not that coordinated and I like my eyelashes, eyebrows and hair. I spared my friends from viewing their own personal fire show in the kitchen.

Instead, I cooked the cherries with sugar, water, cornstarch and a bit of cognac until the mixture was a bit thick and until the brandy cooked off.

I served the cherry sauce hot off the stove. It was fun spooning it over the ice cream and watching the ice cream melt. It did present me with a dilemma, however; I needed to take pictures for the blog but I really wanted to scoop up the entire bowl and dive right in.

The next day I decided to give the sauce a try right from the fridge. Happily, it is just as delicious cold or hot, which makes this a perfect ice cream topper for those of us who immediately need our ice cream fix.

img_2544
img_2540
img_2542
img_2545
img_2548
img_2554
img_2556

Cherry Sauce
Print
Recipe Type: Dessert
Author: Betsy Cohen
Prep time: 30 mins
Cook time: 13 mins
Total time: 43 mins
Serves: 8-10
Ingredients
  • ½ tablespoon cornstarch
  • ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon water, divided
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1¾ pounds pitted cherries (about 4 pounds whole cherries)
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • 1½ teaspoons cognac
Instructions
  1. For cherry sauce:
  2. Dissolve cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water. Set aside.
  3. Melt butter in a large sauté pan. Add cherries, cornstarch, ¼ cup water and heavy cream. Bring to boil. Lower heat and add cognac. Cover and simmer until cherries soften, 8-10 minutes.
  4. Remove lid and stir until mixture thickens.
  5. Transfer to serving bowl. Spoon over ice cream and enjoy.
  6. Betsy's tidbits:
  7. Pit cherries into a large plastic bag. The mess is self-contained in the bag.
  8. Cherry sauce is delicious hot or cold.
3.2.1230

 

Share:

  • Tweet
  • Share on Tumblr

Related

Desserts Required - Betsy's Favorite Things

Filed Under: Fruit, Ice Cream Tagged With: cherries, cognac, cornstarch, heavy cream, unsalted butter

  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

About Betsy

Happylicious By Betsy December 2015 lo res I have loved desserts for as long as I can remember. Growing up I loved the smell of freshly baked challah in my maternal great-grandmother’s kitchen, the incredible butter cookies from my paternal grandmother and the perfect pies my mother used to bake when company came over. More about me.
logo
Food Advertising by

Free Updates

Get all my yummy recipes delivered to your inbox!

Sunday Supper Movement

Food and Wine Conference - Brand Ambassador - 2017

my foodgawker gallery

Epicurious Community Table Contributor


Epicurious Community Table Contributor

Most Popular Posts

  • Guava Cheesecake
  • Orange Creamsicle Cheesecake #SundaySupper
  • Mango Pineapple Crisp
  • Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons
  • Archie’s Lakeshore Bakery

Recent Recipes & Posts

  • Gooey Halloween Brownie Cups #HalloweenTreatsWeek
  • Halloween Brownie Pudding Parfaits #HalloweenTreatsWeek
  • S’mores Cookies
  • Peach Blackberry Crisp
  • Brownie Ice Cream Sundaes #SummerDessertWeek

Archives

Home | About | Privacy Policy | Contact
Copyright © 2023 Desserts Required | Site by Pixel Happy Studio
Desserts Required
  • Home
  • Recipe Blog
  • Recipe Index
  • About
  • FAQ
  • Contact